AQUACULTURE

Bien Aimé

Aquaculture Socioeconomic Officer

Malagasy

Bien Aimé joined our aquaculture team at the beginning of 2018 for a project funded by PIC. He has a Masters in biodiversity and environment from the University of Toliara. He previously worked as a consultant for several projects, including a biologist team leader on ecological monitoring of birds, plants and reptiles in the Tsinjoriake Protected Area. As an aquaculture socio-organiser, he is responsible for structuring and strengthening farmers’ management and organisation capacities.

Pepin

Aquaculture Socioeconomic Officer

Malagasy

Pepin joined our aquaculture team in the beginning of 2018. He is originally from Ifaty and has previously worked with us as Fisheries Officer and Boat Driver. He has also provided support to our science team over the last decade. He recently worked as dive assistant in Salary before heading back to Ifaty. He is a certified PADI Rescue diver and enjoys working with communities to improve their livelihoods. He loves surfing and rugby. Pepin is also President of the Association Vezo Miaro (Association of Young Fishermen), which he established in collaboration with Reef Doctor.

Christian

Aquaculture Socioeconomic Officer

Malagasy

Christian joined our aquaculture team at the beginning of 2018. He is originally from Morondava but has been living in Toliara for a while, where he studied Fisheries and Aquaculture at the IH.SM. Before joining Reef Doctor, he worked as socio-organiser with WHH (Welt Hunger Hilfe) for a waste management project and as a pisciculture technician for the tilapia-farming project at IH.SM. He loves sports and especially football, basketball and handball. He thinks fisheries and aquaculture are very interesting, for a social reason as it helps improve the local communities’ lives, and for an environmental reason, as it helps to preserve marine resources.

Diana Zafinirina

Aquaculture Socioeconomic Officer

Malagasy

Diana joined our team in August 2018. She has a professional license in Marine Biodiversity and a Masters in Marine and Coastal Studies from the IH.SM, University of Toliara, during which she gained theoretical and practical experience in aquaculture. As a Socioeconomic Officer, Diana is responsible for supporting seaweed and sea cucumber farmer management and organisation.

Mamonto

Aquaculture Technical Support

Malagasy

Mamonto from Ifaty village is a valuable member of the aquaculture team providing logistical support and supporting community outreach.

About Reef Doctor

Reef Doctor is a UK-based non-profit organisation conducting conservation and social development in Southwest Madagascar